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CAVITY FIRE BARRIER

Comprehensive guide to Cavity Barriers

Fire Protection, UncategorizedBy tenmatadminNov 04 2024

This guide covers everything you need to know about cavity fire barriers, including ventilated or open state cavity barriers, from basic definitions to legal regulations, real-world applications, and their importance in ensuring building safety.

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Why fire tested solutions are more important than ever in construction safety

Fire Protection, UncategorizedBy tenmatadminOct 30 2024

With heightened enforcement of fire safety standards, building projects are subject to more scrutiny than ever before.

building site fire protection

The importance of early engagement in fire protection installations

Fire Protection, UncategorizedBy tenmatadminOct 28 2024

Fire protection is one of the most important building project elements, yet somehow it sometimes receives less attention at the very beginning of any building process.

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Erik Karlsson: A Swedish Christmas

UncategorizedBy Frankie TurnerDec 20 2023

Erik Karlsson of our Fire Protection team hails from Sweden. To get in the festive spirit, Erik gave us the full run-down of what a Swedish Christmas typically entails!

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Tenmat takes on Tough Mudder!

UncategorizedBy tenmatadminJul 27 2023

Tough mudder describes itself as the world’s best obstacle course and mud run, and it was hard to deny this when confronted with some of the obstacles on show.

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What is the Government’s ECO+ Insulation Scheme, and how can Tenmat Fire Protection help?

UncategorizedBy tenmatadminJan 23 2023

FIRE PROTECTION Government ECO+ Scheme The Government has recently announced a new £1bn scheme to help people throughout the country insulate their homes, in order to help cut their energy usage and bring down their heating bill. The ECO+ scheme aims to see hundreds of thousands of homes across the UK receive new home insulation…

Wall cavity barriers

Tenmat’s Tried, Tested and Trusted FF102/50 Intumescent Strips

UncategorizedBy tenmatadminNov 01 2022

FIRE PROTECTION Tested and trusted – FF102/50 Intumescent strip Tenmat continue to make significant investment into the machinery and manufacturing processes within their Manchester based production facility. The results of such investment are a streamlined production process with increased efficiency, translating to quicker lead times for customers. One such product at the centre of the…

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Tenmat Ventilated Open State Cavity Barriers now 3rd Party Certified!

UncategorizedBy tenmatadminOct 11 2022

Here at Tenmat, we are pleased to announce that our range of Open State Cavity Barriers / Ventilated Fire Barriers now have full 3rd Party Certification with IFC Certification Ltd; a UKAS accredited, and internationally recognised provider of high-quality customer focused independent 3rd Party Certification. In Particular, our range of Open State Cavity Barriers that…

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Why is it important for Brickwork façades to have passive fire protection?

UncategorizedBy tenmatadminJun 30 2022

  In this article, we’re taking a closer look at what passive fire protection for brickwork façades is, and why it is so important.   Why is it important for Brickwork façades to have passive fire protection? Firstly, it is important to note that passive fire protection is a general term, as it is made…

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Tenmat now part of the Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC)

UncategorizedBy tenmatadminJun 22 2022

The Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC) is a Trade Body representing the largest Specialist Brickwork Contractors across the UK. Their core focus is to protect and support the role of the Bricklayer, and to equally sustain the influence that the Brickwork Contractor has at the design and build stages of construction including; Health & Safety, Employment,…

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